"Finglish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪŋɡlɪʃ/, /ˈfiŋɡlɪʃ/
enPR: fĭng'glĭsh Etymology: Blend of Finnish + English. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Finnish|English}} Blend of Finnish + English Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Finglish (uncountable)
  1. (US, dated) A variant of Finnish language that is spoken by the descendants of Finnish immigrants to North America, the vocabulary of which is heavily influenced by English. It is far from being a uniform language, mainly exists in spoken form, and seems bound to disappear. Tags: US, dated, uncountable Synonyms (variant of Finnish spoken in North America): American Finnish Translations (variant of Finnish): amerikansuomi (Finnish), fingliska (Finnish), fingelska (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Finglish-en-noun-S2ULBcyA Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 49 18 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 24 21 Disambiguation of 'variant of Finnish spoken in North America': 88 5 6 Disambiguation of 'variant of Finnish': 52 23 24
  2. (derogatory) A way of speaking Finnish using English-language terminology excessively. It is particularly common among those professions which are in close contact with the English-speaking world such as IT-professionals, marketing people and managers of global firms. Tags: derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Finglish-en-noun-qH2ewe75
  3. (derogatory) English spoken with a heavy Finnish accent and using Finnish linguistic structures, Finnish broken English. Tags: derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Finglish-en-noun-tl7GkhGP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Finnglish Translations (broken English): fingliska (Finnish), fingelska (Finnish) Translations (way of speaking Finnish using English terminology): fingliska (Finnish), fingelska (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'broken English': 44 16 40 Disambiguation of 'way of speaking Finnish using English terminology': 34 39 26

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